// Station · 23m ago
KCDS
Childress Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.2°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 1,954 FT
34.4338°N / 100.2880°W
LOCATION · Childress, US
WIND
200°8 kt
KCDS · 1,954 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 18
ALTIM
30.04"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 200°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KCDS 111353Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 27/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02720183
KCDS · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 200° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
200°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,425'
17
HDG 170°
H7 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
5,949'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T7 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
04
HDG 040°
T8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,954 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +16°C
3,700FT
+1,746 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,954 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT1,830 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KDUX
(Moore County Airport, Dumas, elev 3,705 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:38ZSUNRISE
18:47ZSOLAR NOON
01:56ZSUNSET
02:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:16Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 39m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:25Z (12h 08m)
DAY LENGTH14h 18m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:02Z
MOONSET23:20Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KAXS
VFR
Altus Quartz Mountain Regional Airport · Altus
- WIND
- 200° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM E
- AGE
- 16m ago
KF05
VFR
Wilbarger County Airport · Vernon
- WIND
- 200° / 13 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
KLTS
VFR
Altus Air Force Base · Altus
- WIND
- 190° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 52 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
KFDR
VFR
Frederick Regional Airport · Frederick
- WIND
- 200° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 65 NM E
- AGE
- 23m ago
KHBR
VFR
Hobart Regional Airport · Hobart
- WIND
- 210° / 17 ktG27
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 70 NM NE
- AGE
- 23m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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